When the first foundings of Gold were cited in California‚ many citizens around the western coast and eastern coast fled to the scene of the spot being the Sierra Mountains near California. The Gold Rush led to huge expenses in labor shortages around the western coast; this funded opportunities for many residents who were in need of job opportunities. The economy would blossom and flourish from manufactured products‚ merchant business and agricultural products produced in California being grapes
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Klondike Gold Rush On August 16‚ gold was located in Klondike‚ Yukon. Which person discovered it remains a mystery. However‚ it was found by the group George Carmack‚ his wife Kate Carmack along with her brother Jim Skookum‚ and their nephew Dawson Charlie while they were traveling south of the Klondike River. On August 17‚ they staked their claimed on Bonanza Creek/Rabbit
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Successful mining ventures boosted the economy‚ but once the natural resources had been depleted‚ the thriving economy often accompanied gold seekers to their next destination. Immigrants who ventured to America for a chance at a better life often found themselves suffering a rude awakening upon arrival in California. The ebb and flow of the economy during the earlier gold rushes in the South‚ primarily Georgia and California‚ was largely dependent upon the population‚ the availability of resources‚
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California Rush began on Jan 24‚ 1848. The founder of its first majestic gold was James W. Marshall. That was the beginning of optimism and daring change for many Americans. By the 1850’s a large population of 300‚000 newcomers traveled and settled in California. One of those ambius Americans was Chandler‚ he was a well rounded minor who settled and worked very hard to get to the top. Chandler proclaimed many obstacles in a bundle of letters‚ whom he wrote to his wife. Chandler was a typical gold miner
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subjected to disease‚ stravation and violent campaigns by American settlers intent on exterminating entire native populations through the use of fire and steel. The gold rush in 1848 was the impetus which propelled this narrative into reality. With the thousands upon thousands of new immigrants coming from all over the world looking for gold the destruction of California’s natural resources was inevitiable. Salmon
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Children and animals died from dust pneumonia due to the dust bowl. In the southern plains‚ (Nebraska‚ Denver‚ Kansas‚ New Mexico‚ and Oklahoma). Farmers were hit by giant storms of dust. They had to cover every open space with a wet cloth so dust didn’t get in‚ not move in bed‚ and eat jack rabbit stew because that’s was what was cheap enough to eat.(background document‚ Dust bowl mini-q)Many of the farmers stayed‚ but some left. The farmers made profit during the war‚ but what it high must come
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The Alteration of Anglo-Women during the California Gold Rush The Gold Rush of California was a “shot heard” round the world that caught the ears of many individuals who were seeking the golden opportunities of the West. (Chan & Olin 1992). With the dreams of wealth on the horizon‚ the Gold Rush brought on a drastic change in American society. For the women of this period‚ their lives would be altered in ways that would change the Western frontier. With an eagerness for wealth and equality women
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The Great Depression‚ when most hear those two words they think off the dust bowl and the collapse of the stack market ending a time of prosperity in the world. But for the farmers of America they had been suffering from low crop prices since the end of the First World War. Before the war the us was basically substantial farms that produced only what they needed and sold the extra for cash. During the war most of the farms in Europe couldn’t produce food. President Herbert Hoovers administration
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The Dust Bowl of the 1930’s‚ forced many families to move to different parts of the country‚ devastated the livelihoods of farmers; the relief was The New Deal. "Dust Bowl" was a term born in the hard times from the people who lived in the drought-stricken region during the great depression. The "Dust Bowl Days" also known as the "Dirty Thirties" took their toll on the people of this region of the country with the many extremes of weather: blizzards‚ tornadoes‚ floods‚ droughts‚ and dirt storms
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There has been a phenomena in the Hmong community that is similar to the Gold Rush in 1849 in California‚ the Hmong has been featured in the news lately that they moved to California all the sudden to grow Marijuana. Personal story‚ whenever I went home for break or a visit‚ I would hear my parents talk about their coworkers or distant relatives that migrated to California to grow Cannabis or to work in the someone else’s Cannabis farm. Recently‚ there has been Hmong people appearing on the news
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